We have to start with an interesting dichotomy: Human beings are physical creatures, yet our lives become meaningful only when events are processed in our brains/minds. Nonetheless, it is because women's bodies are different from men's that women occupy a second-class position in society. I think that Eliza has acknowledged this herse…
We have to start with an interesting dichotomy: Human beings are physical creatures, yet our lives become meaningful only when events are processed in our brains/minds. Nonetheless, it is because women's bodies are different from men's that women occupy a second-class position in society. I think that Eliza has acknowledged this herself in her articles. So my definition of women relates directly to their bodies: A woman is any person who has a female reproductive system (whether it works or not). That definition leaves out all trans women, who at best can have a male body that has been altered, but which is still essentially male. The social nuances of being a woman are a separate issue. (A definition can't cover everything.)
We have to start with an interesting dichotomy: Human beings are physical creatures, yet our lives become meaningful only when events are processed in our brains/minds. Nonetheless, it is because women's bodies are different from men's that women occupy a second-class position in society. I think that Eliza has acknowledged this herself in her articles. So my definition of women relates directly to their bodies: A woman is any person who has a female reproductive system (whether it works or not). That definition leaves out all trans women, who at best can have a male body that has been altered, but which is still essentially male. The social nuances of being a woman are a separate issue. (A definition can't cover everything.)